Living in Hudson
In Hudson (New Hampshire), unemployment is 3.1% (2024).
Residents of Hudson numbered 7,534 at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Hudson reached 3.05%. At the end of 2024, the foreign population in Hudson numbered 649.
Lower unemployment than 79% of American cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 61% of American cities that publish it and cleaner air than 95% of American cities that publish it.
Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Hudson?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | 60.38 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Verizon 300 Mbps home internet19Official · national market |
| Mobile plan, 10 GB | 21.57 EUR/month | 30 Sept 2026 | Visible unlimited mobile plan20Official · national market |
| Average monthly rent (whole dwelling) | 1,511 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)6Official |
| Median monthly rent | 1,591 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records5Official |
| Recorded property crimes | 353 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official |
Is Hudson a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Worked out from these numbers
How international is the population?
8.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 649 of 7,534 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.
Work and income
Hudson 3.1%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median gross salary | 4,076 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | 2024 American Community Survey 5-year detailed tables1Official |
| Unemployment rate | 3.05 %country median 4.6% | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
What does a salary buy in Hudson?
Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.
RentInternetMobileLeft over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
| Each month | € |
|---|---|
| Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08. | €3,179 |
| Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31 | − €1,511 |
| Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30 | − €60 |
| Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30 | − €22 |
| Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities | — |
| Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish | €1,585 |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Hudson. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
American Job Centers — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Hudson. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.
Healthcare
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Physicians per 100,000 residents | 265.3 per 100,000 | 31 Dec 2023 | Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release7Official · county |
Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Hudson when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.
Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.
Open the official coverage guideSafety
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 1,258 offences per 100,000country median 1,586 | 31 Dec 2024 | FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting11Official |
| Recorded violent crimes | 24 offenses/year | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official |
Mobility and administration
Hudson's nearest airport was MHT, 19 km away and offered 13 direct destinations.
Language courses and integration
No exact city-level course record is currently published for Hudson. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.
Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course
U.S. Department of Education
For adult learners, adult English-language learners.
USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
For immigrants, future citizens.
Climate and air quality
Annual PM2.5 was 4.5 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. Hudson's monthly mean temperatures were −4.9°C in January and 22.4°C in July.
Night-time low to daytime high
mm
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Hudson 4.5
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 4.46 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData18Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average daytime high by month | Jan 0.833 · Feb 2.5 · Mar 7.06 · Apr 14.39 · May 20.5 · Jun 25.39 · Jul 28.56 · Aug 27.67 · Sep 23.44 · Oct 16.28 · Nov 9.61 · Dec 3.83 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average night-time low by month | Jan -10.61 · Feb -10.28 · Mar -5.06 · Apr 1.17 · May 7.61 · Jun 13.11 · Jul 16.22 · Aug 15.06 · Sep 10.44 · Oct 3.33 · Nov -2.06 · Dec -6.83 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -4.89 · Feb -3.89 · Mar 1 · Apr 7.78 · May 14.06 · Jun 19.28 · Jul 22.39 · Aug 21.39 · Sep 16.94 · Oct 9.83 · Nov 3.78 · Dec -1.5 °C | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
| Average precipitation by month | Jan 84.07 · Feb 81.53 · Mar 107.2 · Apr 103.1 · May 92.46 · Jun 105.7 · Jul 84.33 · Aug 95.25 · Sep 93.47 · Oct 118.4 · Nov 93.98 · Dec 110.5 mm | 31 Dec 1991 | NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information12Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, highest monitored reading | 17.2 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)18Official · nearest-station reading |
| PM2.5, annual mean | 4.46 µg/m³ | 31 Dec 2024 | US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)18Official · nearest-station reading |
Similar climate. In United States: Manchester ±0.7 °C. Elsewhere: Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±1.4 °C, Barrie (Canada) ±2.1 °C, Gatineau (Canada) ±2.2 °C, Markham (Canada) ±2.5 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.5 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month
Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.
Population and city profile
Hudson covered an area of 8 km² at the end of 2025. The city recorded a population density of 937.8 people per km² at the end of 2024.
By nationality
National passport91.4%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| City area | 7.96 km² | 31 Dec 2025 | U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)15Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 8.69 % | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
| Foreign residents | 649 people | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
| Population density | 937.8 people/km² | 31 Dec 2024 | Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official |
| Population | 7,534 people | 31 Dec 2020 | U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 202017Official |
| Population covered by crime statistics | 25,892 people | 31 Dec 2025 | FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)10Official |
Alternatives for people set on Hudson
Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.
Merrimack as a Hudson alternative in the same region
12 km away, better on 2 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 344 Merrimack vs 1,258 Hudson−73%
- Median gross pay, city: €4,925 Merrimack vs €4,076 Hudson+21%
- Residents: 5,176 Merrimack vs 7,534 Hudson−31%
- Foreign residents: 9.3% (2020) Merrimack vs 8.7% (2024) Hudsonno percentage
- Annual PM2.5: 4.5 µg/m³ Merrimack vs 4.5 µg/m³ Hudsonsame level
North Bethesda as a Hudson alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 632 km, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 7,534 Hudson+565%
- Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 8.7% Hudson+293%
- Median gross pay, city: €6,119 North Bethesda vs €4,076 Hudson+50%
- Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 3.1% Hudson+19%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 4.5 µg/m³ Hudson+32%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,458 (2025) North Bethesda vs 1,258 (2024) Hudsonno percentage
Cities near Hudson
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 1,803 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 4,925 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,803 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
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- 4,516 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 1,476 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
- Salary
- 6,014 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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Common questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
What is the unemployment rate in Hudson?
The unemployment rate is 3.05 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is the air quality good in Hudson?
The annual PM2.5 mean is 4.46 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is within the WHO guideline. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.
How safe is Hudson?
Police recorded 1,258 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.
How many people live in Hudson?
The published population is 7,534 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.
How many foreign residents live in Hudson?
649 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).
Is Hudson a good place to live?
Hudson may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.
Which cities are near Hudson?
Nashua, Litchfield, Tyngsboro, Pelham, Windham are near Hudson. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Hudson (New Hampshire), United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version c4cfb38f22a87705dcea597171f3c6bd]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/hudson-nh-011/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25031 (Median Gross Rent by Bedrooms) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
- ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
- Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
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- U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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